UA’s Deck elected to national business and economic research board
Kathy Deck, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the Sam M. Walton College of Business, was recently elected to serve on the board for the Association for University Business...
View ArticleMark Horn delivers Fall UAFS commencement address
Mark Horn of Fort Smith, vice chancellor for university relations at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, gave UAFS grads pointed advice about their life after college during a retrospective...
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Centennial Bank appoints new market head for NWA
D. Scott Hancock was recently tagged as the new divisional president for Northwest Arkansas following Centennial Bank’s acquisition of Liberty Bank, according to a press release from bank on Thursday...
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Wal-Mart names new CEO for India unit
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. named Krish Iyer as the new CEO and president of its Indian unit, effective January 20. He replaces Ramnik Narsey, who served in the interim since June, after the departure of Raj...
View ArticleJ.C. Penney to eliminate some brands
After two years of declining sales, the Plano, Texas-based department store chain is eliminating or trimming some high-profile brands introduced by former CEO Ron Johnson.CEO Mike Ullman told Reuters...
View ArticleNWACC reorganizes learner support team
NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Office of Learner Support Services has recently completed a major reorganization, promoting four educators in the process. Since assuming the role of NWACC...
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First Security Bank NWA names new president
Adam Rutledge has been named CEO and president of First Security Bank's Northwest Arkansas market.Jim Taylor, who had served as president of the market, will continue a leadership role as senior vice...
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Dr. Carey Andreoiu joins Cooper Clinic
Dr. Carey Andreoiu, a urogynecologist, has joined Cooper Clinic, and she is the only urogynecologist in Arkansas outside of Little Rock, according to Cooper Clinic.She specializes in the evaluation and...
View ArticleDegen Foundation awards $25,000 for area food relief
The Board of Directors of the Degen Foundation has awarded a $20,000 grant to the River Valley Regional Food Bank and $5,000 to the Community Services Clearinghouse to help provide food to needy...
View ArticleJudge approved card swipe deal, retailers unhappy
A federal judge recently approved a settlement of an antitrust lawsuit over credit card swipe fees, dismissing objections from National Retail Federation and thousands of others as “needless hyperbole”...
View ArticleSupply Side briefs: ConAgra honored, Kellogg tweaks products
• ConAgra garners top award ConAgra Foods Inc. recently claimed Food Processing Magazine’s top annual award, “Processor the Year 2013.”The diverse consumer product company has undergone several...
View ArticleUA researchers develop assessment system for mobile POS technologies
Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a risk-assessment tool to help retailers implement mobile point-of-sale technologies, according to a UA statement issued Tuesday (Dec. 17).Their...
View ArticleEpoxyn to add 50 new jobs in Mountain Home
Officials with Epoxyn Products announced Tuesday (Dec. 17) plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Mountain Home and create 50 new jobs.Epoxyn is a Hamilton Scientific company and a leading...
View ArticleSpringdale Public School District is awarded $25 million federal grant
The Springdale Public School District has received a $25.878 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.The funding was awarded as part of the Race to the Top’s District Grant Competition,...
View ArticleTyson Foods again cited by OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently cited Tyson Foods for four workplace violations in its Hutchison, Kan., facility following a June 17 accident. The meat giant faces...
View ArticleUAFS vice chancellor named director of Winthrop Rockefeller Institute
Dr. Marta Loyd, vice chancellor for university advancement at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, has resigned her UAFS job to accept a position as executive director of the Winthrop Rockefeller...
View ArticleHP to return 200 jobs to Conway operation
Less than six months after around 500 layoffs at their Conway facility, Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday (Dec. 18) announced plans to establish a “regional industry development center” that would add...
View ArticleRace for the Cure tags McMillon as honorary chair
The Komen Ozark Affiliate announced Shelley McMillon, wife of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s CEO-elect Doug McMillon, will be the honorary chair for the 2014 Annual Komen Ozark Race for the Cure on April 26,...
View ArticleBeebe appoints 24 to state boards and commissions
Gov. Mike Beebe on Thursday (Dec. 19) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Terrie Baker, Sherwood, reappointed to the Arkansas Workforce Investment Board. Appointment...
View ArticleUnion withdraws petition for election at OK Foods
Officials with Fort Smith-based OK Foods announced Thursday (Dec. 19) the withdrawal by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) of its petition for a union representation election filed...
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